There are 7 ways to get from Kirkwall to Bath by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly to Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)KOI - BRS
5h 8m£226–493Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Shop7E
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Bus Station to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Take the bus from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Bristol Bus Station
26h 56m£87–185Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Travel Centre to Shop7E
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meads
20h 38m£187–487Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)KOI - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bath Spa
6h 43m£171–578Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
7h 31m£262–567Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)KOI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bath Spa
7h 28m£272–632Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry TerminalNl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
27h 8m£99–231
Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Bath is to bus and ferry which costs £85 - £190 and takes 26h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Bath is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs £220 - £500.
The distance between Kirkwall and Bath is 550 miles.
The best way to get from Kirkwall to Bath without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 20h 38m and costs £180 - £490.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Kirkwall to Bath, including transfers.
There are 2630+ hotels available in Bath.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Bath, England?
Loganair and easyJet fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–490
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–480
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–410
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–410
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210–410
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–480
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–490
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–480
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–390
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Travel Centre to Shop
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aberdeen Bus Station to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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